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"The Big Broadcast is a Sunday night tradition for families throughout the WAMU listening area. Each week, Big Broadcast host Ed Walker offers listeners priceless recordings of popular radio programs from the '30s, '40s and '50s. Priceless, especially, for a man whose first sentence as a child was, 'Turn the radio on.' "

1 posted on 03/27/2011 1:49:46 PM PDT by Vision

To: Arthur McGowan; BluesDuke; Cold Heat; Country Eagle; don-o; Fantasywriter; ...

Happy Sunday Night...Classic Radio Time...

2 posted on 03/27/2011 1:50:14 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
08/09/59 #651 Lost by a Hair Matter (CBS)(18:22)
07:30 p.m. Dragnet
07/26/55 #310 Big Housemaid (NBC)(25:34)
08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
07/26/52 #014 Gentlemen's Disagreement (Sus.)(CBS)(29:48)
08:30 p.m. Abbott & Costello
04/17/47 Who's On First (NBC)(24:04)
09:00 p.m. Fred Allen
04/14/46 The Brooklyn Pinafore w/Leo Durocher (United)(24:28)
09:30 p.m. My Favorite Husband
09/16/46 Liz & Iris Want to Learn to Play Baseball (Jello)(CBS)(29:21)
10:00 p.m. Our Miss Brooks
03/26/50 Opening Day Baseball Game (Colgate)(CBS)(29:30)
10:30 p.m. Family Theater
06/15/49 The Scout (Sus.)(MBS)(29:50)

3 posted on 03/27/2011 1:50:43 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

I appreciate this posting every week and am wondering if you are aware that these programs are also available at
archive.org at any time? It does harken back to earlier times to get them in a batch, but for those that can’t listen to these in one sitting, they are always available at the above address.

4 posted on 03/27/2011 2:05:40 PM PDT by Carl from Marietta

To: Carl from Marietta

Hi, didn't know of that website, thanks. I visit the others like otr.com and such to catch a program when time allows and just purchased the entire lineup of a few programs. It's fun to see what Ed will pick out.

Would you like on the ping list? Am hoping the Scout turns out to be good as Ed's theme shows sometimes leave me wanting more.

5 posted on 03/27/2011 2:16:46 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

Thanx again, Vision ! I think we're celebrating the National Pastime tonight.

March 27, 2011 (WARNING: Contains Spoilers)

7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
8/9/59 "The Lost By a Hair Matter" Matter #651 Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg (Grace Tilford), Helen Kleeb (Mrs. Haskell), Shirley Mitchell (Nancy Willis), Ben Wright, Sam Edwards (Michael Tilford), Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin ; Writer/Producer/Director - Jack Johnstone ; Announcer - Jim Mathews ; Expense Account Total = $162.70 ; Mystery, suspense, and - yeah - murder, take Dollar to Minerva Park, near Columbus, Ohio. Fred Starkey of World Wide Mutual Insurance Company Columbus, calls Johnny for the case of wealthy widow Mrs. George Hemingway (Grace) Tilford, in her mid-60s, frail and with a heart condition, whose lumberyard has burned down. It was underinsured at $330,000. She is a big fan of Dollar's radio program which she listens to every Sunday over station WBNS and she had asked for him to come out and investigate. She knows who the culprit is and has three suspects in her living room for Johnny to question. The first suspect is middle aged Harry W. Shelder, her husband's business manager. The second is adopted son Michael Tilford. The third is her niece Nancy Willis, who Grace has been taking care of every since her parents died -out of duty, not out of love. She goes upstairs to freshen up and is found dead in her bedroom near a professional hair dryer by the old maid, Mrs. Haskell. Dr. Taylor says it was her heart. Dollar figures out that a loose wire touched Grace's wet head and electrocuted her, and determines that only Nancy was around when the dryer was purchased. Nancy pulls a gun, wounding Michael, but Dollar overwhelms her. (CBS)(18:22)
7:30 p.m. Dragnet
7/26/55 "The Big Housemaid" Program #310 Jack Webb (Joe Friday), Ben Alexander (Frank Smith) ; Writer - John Robinson ; NBC ; Script adapted for television episode first airing on 5/17/56. ; Friday and Smith are working out of burglary. Mrs. Sarah Vesper, a lifelong friend of police detective Frank Smith, reports that several items in her home have been stolen, apparently by her new maid Margaret. It turns out that the name "Margaret" is as artificial as the references which the thief supplied to Mrs. Vesper and her other victims. When Smith and his partner Joe Friday catch up with the phony maid, she provides them with a most curious "excuse" for her misdeeds. In a sequence more bizarre than amusing, Friday tries to suppress his laughter as Mrs. Vesper recalls that Smith had been quite a poet in his younger days! (25:34)
8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
7/26/52 "Gentleman's Agreement" Program #14 William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester Proudfoot), Howard McNear (Doc), Larry Dobkin, Tom Tully, Lynn Allen, Barney Phillips ; Director - Norman Macdonnell ; Writer - Les Crutchfield ; Music Composer/Conducter - Rex Koury ; Announcer - Roy Rowan ; Sustaining ; The script was used again on the program on September 20, 1959 and on the Gunsmoke television series on April 30, 1960. ; Jeanne Wells' one time suitor, gunslinger Ed Beaudry, is back in Dodge. When Beaudry discovers Jeanne is married to Bert Wells., he threatens to kill her blacksmith husband. A showdown seems inevitable, but Beaudry is found murdered. Suspicion falls on the blacksmith. (29:48)
8:30 p.m. Abbott & Costello
4/17/47 "Who's On First" Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marilyn Maxwell, John Brown, Elvia Allman ; Announcer - Michael Roy ; Music - Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra, Will Osborne and His Orchestra ; Producer/Director - Nat Wolff ; Sound Effects - Bert Cordon ; Engineer - John Pawlick ; Sponsor - Camels & Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco ; NBC ; The opening routine is about girls. An injured Joe DiMaggio sends a telegram to Lou asking him to take over for him and play baseball with the New York Yankees. The song "Linda" is performed. This leads to the famous Abbott & Costello "Who's On First" routine. (24:04)
9:00 p.m. Fred Allen
4/14/46 "The Brooklyn Pinafore" Guest: Leo Durocher, Fred Allen (given name:John Florence Sullivan), Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar (Senator Beauregard Claghorn), Parker Fennelly (Titus Moody), Minerva Pious (Mrs. Pansy Nussbaum), Alan Reed (Falstaff Openshaw), The DeMarco Sisters, Hi Lo Jack and The Dame, Al Goodman and his Orchestra ; Announcer - Kenny Delmar ; Sponsor - Ford Dealers of America, Bluebonnet Margarine, Tenderleaf Tea ; NBC network origination ; United Network rebroadcast ; Allen's Alley Question: "What is your reaction to New York's new drive on gamblers and gambling?" Guest Leo Durocher joins Fred in a repeat performance of, "The Brooklyn Pinafore." (United)(24:28)
9:30 p.m. My Favorite Husband
9/16/46 "Liz & Iris Want to Learn to Play Baseball" Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper), Richard Denning (George Cooper), Ruth Perrott (Katie, the maid), Gale Gordon (Rudolph Atterbury), Bea Benaderet (Iris Atterbury), Nans Conreid (Mr. Wood) ; Characters Created by Isabel Scott Rorick ; Sponsor - Jell-O ; Announcer - Bob LeMond ; Producer/Director - Jess Oppenheimer ; Writers - Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll, Jr. ; Music Composer - Marlin Skiles ; Music Conductor - Wilbur Hatch ; CBS ; Liz is determined not to be left out of the baseball game at the Annual Bank Outing, so she persuades her neighbor Mr. Wood to teach her how to play the game.(29:21)
10:00 p.m. Our Miss Brooks
3/26/50 "Opening Day Baseball Game" Program #88 Eve Arden (Connie Brooks), Jane Morgan (Mrs. Margaret Davis), Frank Nelson (Mr. Fisher), Gloria McMillan (Harriet Conklin), Gale Gordon (Osgood Conklin), Jeff Chandler (Mr. Boynton), Richard Crenna (Walter Denton) ; Writer/Director - Al Lewis ; Producer - Larry Berns ; Announcer - Bob LeMond ; Music - Wilbur Hatch, under the direction of Maurice Carlton ; Pitchman - Verne Smith ; Sponsor - Colgate Dental Creme economy size for 59¢, Lustre Creme Shampoo ; AKA - "School Auction Mix-Up", Funds for Playground. Andirons. ; The opening game of the baseball season is tomorrow against Clay City High. Connie goes to see pawn shop owner Mr. Fisher to swap for a new blue and gold sport dress. The Madison High Athletic Fund is so depleted that there's no money for uniforms for the school baseball team. Madison's Founder is Yodar Critch. (CBS)(29:30)
10:30 p.m. Family Theater
6/15/49 "The Scout" Host - Branch Rickey ; Eddie Bracken, Cathy O'Donnell ; Music Composer/Conductor - Harry Zimmerman ; Director - Jaime del Valle ; Writer - Sidney Marshall ; Sustaining Mutual Broadcasting System ; A small time baseball coach makes a deal with the devil. (29:50)

6 posted on 03/27/2011 3:14:03 PM PDT by steelyourfaith ("Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." -- Wendell Phillips)

To: steelyourfaith

Evening, yep baseball season is here again. What do you like tonight?

7 posted on 03/27/2011 3:51:08 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

Looks like a strong line up tonight. I’m liking Abbott & Costello in the clean-up slot of the order with “Who’s On First”. When I first heard that as a kid I was mesmerized.

8 posted on 03/27/2011 4:16:30 PM PDT by steelyourfaith ("Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." -- Wendell Phillips)

To: steelyourfaith

Haha.

When I first heard that as a kid I was mesmerized.

Tell me about it.

9 posted on 03/27/2011 4:20:03 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

To: Carl from Marietta

Also available at live365.com under “old time radio”, there’s several channels... Love to listen to this stuff while I work :)

10 posted on 03/27/2011 4:22:25 PM PDT by wigswest

If you’ve not heard the “Who’s on first” skip that Bud & Lou did on several occasions then I think you’re in for a treat. When I was a youngster it had my head spinning.

11 posted on 03/27/2011 4:29:52 PM PDT by steelyourfaith ("Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." -- Wendell Phillips)

Evening, Vision.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

12 posted on 03/27/2011 6:14:25 PM PDT by Viking2002 (RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)

13 posted on 03/27/2011 6:20:16 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

Fair to partly cloudy. Just banging through a springtime head cold and staying hunkered down with the wife and dogs this weekend (nasty springtime storms out there). You?

14 posted on 03/27/2011 6:25:13 PM PDT by Viking2002 (RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)

Love this song. Why doesn’t anyone do this anymore? ...that’s why he is is an umpire in the national league...

15 posted on 03/27/2011 6:28:37 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

Sorry to hear that.

I’ve been busy. Just bought a new home and finally today moved the last amount of stuff. Now time to get settled. Life’s good albeit too busy for the last two months.

16 posted on 03/27/2011 6:36:47 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

Thanks - I just took a hot shower that had to be one of the most enjoyable in my life. Now, I could only smell and taste dinner. I'm assuming you're still located in the Baltimore area?

17 posted on 03/27/2011 6:55:35 PM PDT by Viking2002 (RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)

Yep. Catonsville.

I'm retiring to listen by the radio. Night Viking! Have a brilliant week.

18 posted on 03/27/2011 7:06:11 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

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